One of the most recent local businesses to sign up to our Living Wage campaign is FilFil, a small family business in the heart of the North Laine specialising in making authentic falafel and humous and a variety of middle eastern mezze.
Owner Amal Cashin established the business just over eight years ago with the help of her husband.
She explains; ”Growing up in my early years in the middle east ignited my passion for food and I enjoy the way it brings people from all walks of lives together.
“Brighton is becoming an expensive town to live in and for people to be able to remain living and working in Brighton they need to earn a decent enough wage. To run a business like ours we need people who understand the food and are passionate about it. Paying the real Living Wage helps me retain my experienced staff – and hopefully if my staff are happy that makes my customers happy too!
“If the staff are happy and don’t need to stress about their income or wages it makes their life a lot more bearable, although even with a Living Wage it is tough for them to rent and live in Brighton.”
Amal is also one of the founders of Sussex Bake Down, a group of bakers who make delicious treats to add to food parcels supplied by local food banks, including birthday cakes for children referred by the food banks.
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Brighton Language College supports the local community and encourages diversity and equality. Signing up to the Living Wage Campaign further strengthens our position as a pro-active and compassionate business helping our employees to work with an assurance of fairness.
In a small way, this is a step in the right direction to build a more peaceful, equitable and sustainable world.
It is an ethical initiative and we 100% support this. It assists employee recruitment, motivation and retention.
We believe that for people to be happy in the hard work that they do, they should be fairly paid for that work. For any organisation wanting to be the best, they have to look at their team and ensure they have set them up for success. The living wage plays its part in this.
We believe that our people are the most important asset to the company and the key to running a successful marketing agency. With living costs on the rise, we are passionate about our staff maintaining a positive work / life balance.
